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There's a reason I want an OmniMask.
~ it's so I can be the coolest doomer at school ~
But also because I want more people to feel comfortable being around me:
both the immunocompromised or carers,
and people who read lips to help with Auditory Processing Disorder, loss of hearing, d/Deafness;
or anyone who just feels more comfortable seeing whole faces.
I definitely don't understand the "I want to see your FACE" people,
but I don't generally set out with the intention of unnerving people
(until they upset me and I've tried conflict resolution skills, but unfortunately haven't fully concluded it. THEN I get ornery!)
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Hey mask respirator covid 19 nerds.
https://thefacemaskstore.co.uk/airhead-mask-reusable-face-mask/
https://www.respiratorshop.co.uk/full-face-ffp3-mask.html
Which is the best for “oh shit bird flu soon probably”?
Like, I think the first one is probably the best balance of “cheap mask and filters, (FF)P3 filter, goggles, doesn’t look too freaky, comparatively.”
https://thefacemaskstore.co.uk/clear-face-masks/ But better, ideally
https://www.stealthmask.co.uk/blogs/news/clear-or-transparent-face-masks-what-to-know-before-you-buy
www.protectivemasksdirect.co.ukJSP - FilterSpec Pro Black Eye & Respiratory Protection - JSP-AGE130-201-100 -P3 Filter Shop JSP - FilterSpec Pro Black Eye & Respiratory Protection from our FF3 masks collection at Protective Masks Direct. Browse the wide range of other FFP3 masks including dust masks, disposable dust masks & reusable masks at affordable prices.
@trendless@zeroes.ca"Respirator" means a facemask that seals around the mouth and nose for the purpose of filtering all the air the wearer inhales.
Respirators can be constructed of either:
a) an elastomeric body designed to be reused many times with replaceable electrostatically-charged, glass fibre, charcoal and/or gas filters, straps, etc
b) an electrostatically-charged fabric designed to be disposed of after one or a small number of uses.
Most reusable elastomeric respirators (N95, FFP2, FFP3, P100) have exhalation valves, but some don't.
Most disposable fabric respirators (KN95, KF94, N95, FFP2, FFP3) do not have exhalation valves, but some do.
@trendless@zeroes.caAs my wife heads to the local, privately-operated but publicly-funded clinic for her first in-person medical appointment in a while, I come across this bit of AHS policy -- it highlights that if we actually had entirely publicly-owned&operated healthcare facilities in Alberta, she'd be protected by bidirectional masking
@trendless@zeroes.caAbsence of symptoms doesn't mean absence of infection
Don't be a carrier; asymptomatic covid isn't harmless
@trendless@zeroes.caNonpharmaceutical interventions saved lives and eased burdens during COVID's first wave, study shows
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-01-nonpharmaceutical-interventions-eased-burdens-covid.html
> Among other results, the researchers found that:
• Masks were associated with decreases in cases and deaths.
• Closing schools and businesses resulted in lower per capita deaths, but those effects decreased after four weeks.
• Restaurant/bar closures and travel restrictions corresponded to decreases in mortality after four weeks.
• Shelter-in-place orders (SIPOs) resulted in fewer cases but only after a delay of two weeks.
• SIPOs and mask-wearing were associated with reducing the health care burden.
• Policy stringency, SIPOs, mask-wearing, limited gatherings, and school closures were associated with reduced mortality rates and slower case number growth rates.
"We found that wearing masks led to an estimated reduction of about 2.76 cases per 100,000 people and 0.19 in mortality. These effects sound small but are statistically significant," Peters explains.
"When you scale these numbers up to the millions, these measures could be preventing hundreds or thousands of deaths."
> James A. Peters et al, The Effects of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions on COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Mortality: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis, AJPM Focus (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2023.100125
@novid #MaskUp #MaskMeansRespirator #WearARespirator #N95 #CovidIsAirborne #CovidIsNotOver
Medical Xpress · Nonpharmaceutical interventions saved lives and eased burdens during COVID's first wave, study shows
@trendless@zeroes.caEfficacy of NPIs against airborne pathogens
“We still don't kn...”
Yes we bloody well do. Let me list them for you:
- closing borders, staying home
- comprehensive quarantine/test/trace/isolate
- universal quantitative-fit-tested masking (#MaskMeansRespirator #P100>N95)
- universal masking
- 1-way quant-fit-tested masking
- performative QTTI
- in-person physical distancing
- anything based on evidence of symptoms
- declaring the pandemic over
https://time.com/6252107/we-dont-know-what-works-best-slow-spread-covid-19/
Time · We Still Don’t Know What Works Best to Slow the Spread Of COVID-19
@trendless@zeroes.caA "well-fitting mask" that "fits well" is one that...
...provides adequate cover of one's face, neither being too small nor too large 
...seals to one's face, completely encircling the nose+mouth such that no air can bypass the filtration material 
@trendless@zeroes.caChoose the right mask
Cloth 
Surgical
Halloween 
N95 / FFP2 
N99 / FFP3
N100
P100 / elasto
Wearing a mask doesn't stop COVID, not inhaling SARS2 stops COVID
If the mask you're wearing doesn't filter *all* the air you breathe, it can't protect you.